The 127,000-hectare (310,000-acre) nature reserve boasts the most diverse and abundant examples of living marine stromatolites in the world, monuments to life on Earth over 3,500 million years BP . (wikipedia.org)

The nearby Peniup Nature Reserve is used for the DEC recovery program for the Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis), an attempt to conserve this endangered species by its reintroduction. (wikipedia.org)

Orelyak (Bulgarian: Ореляк) is a nature reserve in the central section of the Pirin mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. (wikipedia.org)

Ladywalk Reserve is a nature reserve on the River Tame, at its confluence with the River Blythe, at Hams Hall in north Warwickshire, England, owned by Powergen, but leased to, and operated by, the West Midland Bird Club since 1971. (wikipedia.org)

Ethabuka Reserve is a 213,300-hectare nature reserve in Central West Queensland, Australia, 157 km north-west of Bedourie, 336 km south-west of Boulia and 639 km south of Mount Isa. (wikipedia.org)

however, because the focus of a game reserve is specifically the animals (fauna), whereas a nature reserve also if not equally is concerned with all aspects of naturally-occurring life in the area (plants, animals, insects, etc. (wikipedia.org)

The reserve was created in 1956 to protect its endemic plants and animals, such as the critically endangered, Perrier's sifaka (Propithecus perrieri), which is considered to be one of the most endangered primates in the world. (wikipedia.org)

One hundred species of birds have been recorded on the reserve, of which 63 are endemic to Madagascar, including the endangered Madagascan serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur) and the red owl (Tyto soumagnei), which is a vulnerable species on the IUNC Red List. (wikipedia.org)

China's reserve requirement system has also become more complex and been used to address a range of other policy objectives, not least being macroeconomic management, financial stability and credit policy. (repec.org)

The PBC often finds it easier to reach consensus over reserve requirement decisions than interest rate decisions and enjoys greater discretion in applying this tool. (repec.org)

Considerations that must be taken into account when estimating reserves tend to fall into the four categories of geology, fluid behavior, reservoir mechanics, and economic and political considerations. (faqs.org)

The press release and Feasibility Study incorrectly stated the mineral reserve estimates, without including dilution associated with mining. (yahoo.com)

The Company confirms that the economic analysis for its Amulsar project that was reported in the press release and set out in the Feasibility Study was based on the diluted proven and probable mineral reserve estimates and, accordingly, is not affected by the above correction. (yahoo.com)

Independent reserve estimates for the same asset base can vary significantly even though based on the same source data and with the application of prudent and customary technical methods. (faqs.org)

Uncertainty in reserve estimates is inversely proportional to the understanding of the producing characteristics of the accumulation and will remain a concern throughout the life of the project. (faqs.org)

Uncertain reserve estimates for a reservoir or an entire project typically decrease over the life of a project as more factual information becomes known and actual production is observed. (faqs.org)

Reserve estimates during the pre-drill exploratory phase are often based on known geologic factors from other areas thought to be sufficiently similar to the area under study applied to a reservoir description based on site specific interpretive data. (faqs.org)

Each additional exploratory well adds more information and further refines the reserve estimates until it becomes possible to make a decision to go forward with project development or not based on an assessment of technical and economic risks. (faqs.org)

With continued geologic and engineering study and surveillance of actual reservoir performance the assumptions used to make previous reserve estimates are further refined with greater confidence. (faqs.org)

Two of rivers (Ambotohaka and Ivondro) provide water for the hydroelectric power at the Volobe dam, and along with the Marongolo, Ranomena and Sanalaotra rivers, irrigate the rice fields below the reserve and supply drinking water. (wikipedia.org)

The dams are fed by the Six Mile Spruit and four fountains on the reserve as well as one from an adjacent property. (wikitravel.org)

The marine reserve is situated adjacent to the Hamelin Station reserve and the historic Hamelin Pool Telegraph Station about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the Overlander Roadhouse on the North West Coastal Highway . (wikipedia.org)

Playing on the name of the hotel, designer Jacques Garcia has re-imagined an African game reserve with striking décor from oversized prints of lions, sculpted elephant heads and spotted rugs, to a line of jellyfish lights lining the indoor swimming pool in the spa. (telegraph.co.uk)

As of March 2013, in principle approval by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has been granted for upgrading it to a status of tiger reserve . (wikipedia.org)

The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre (0.6 km2) forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States, made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and Asian philosophy. (wikipedia.org)

The process of quantifying reserves is governed by a host of scientific, political and economic considerations. (faqs.org)

In May 2011, to foster ties of friendship and economic partnership the two municipalities signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the construction of an authentic Chinese garden at Nurragingy Reserve. (wikipedia.org)

In addition to the SPR, there are also a Naval Petroleum Reserve and special emergency reserves of home heating oil maintained in storages tanks (some rented from commercial sources in other areas of the country). (faqs.org)

China needs to set up its own sugar security reserve because the nation's limited sugar-bearing areas do not match its growing sweet demands, market analysts and officials said. (chinadaily.com.cn)

The U.S. military and Westover Air Reserve Base pumped more than $156 million into the economy of Western Massachusetts during fiscal year 2000 through salaries, purchases and new construction. (globalsecurity.org)

So I think the important thing is the Federal Reserve in the fall of 2008 was basically the institution that was holding the financial system together and, because it's so important, holding the American economy together. (pbs.org)

The Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) provides educational assistance to members of Reserve components called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency (contingency operation) as declared by the President or Congress. (usd.edu)

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - China's central bank late Friday lifted the ratio of deposits banks must set aside as reserves by half a percentage point, the third such tightening this year, as Beijing seeks to curb inflation. (marketwatch.com)

The Ratapani Tiger Reserve , located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh , in Vindhya Range in central India , is one of the finest teak forests in the state and is less than 50 km. (wikipedia.org)

For general studies and large scale planning purposes statistical methods may be used to project reserves within an acceptable range of uncertainty, but specific projects beyond the earliest exploratory phase require at least a minimum of physical data. (faqs.org)

The range of uncertainty in the reserve estimate continues to narrow with actual performance. (faqs.org)

Perfectly comfortable with luxurious linens and a particularly delicious range of La Reserve toiletries, the rooms are the weakest link in this excellent hotel. (telegraph.co.uk)

The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a rock and sand Zen garden (formerly the swimming pool where poet Theodore Roethke drowned in 1963), a moss garden, a rhododendron glen, and a reflection garden designed with the assistance of landscape architects Richard Haag and Thomas Church. (wikipedia.org)

Sedgwick Reserve is administered by the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System. (wikipedia.org)

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) contains a mixture of oil from domestic and foreign sources. (faqs.org)

A security reserve of the sweet material is therefore needed to avoid major market fluctuations and prevent prices from running out of control in the future as the domestic sugar supply is expected to remain deficient in the long run, market analysts said. (chinadaily.com.cn)

Since most banks of the world are no longer on a fixed reserve system (like, say the Gold Standard ) this money never really exists except as a concept. (everything2.com)

This allowed the monetary system to expand faster than the availability of those pesky reserve metals. (everything2.com)

These days, in most relatively stable countries, the reserve requirements are not only nearly never touched but are often a matter of international agreement, which reflects the increasingly interlocked financial system that those innovative banker types have woven up in their attempts to make money despite pesky regulation. (everything2.com)

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), located in the United States and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), is the largest emergency supply system of oil in the world. (faqs.org)

The Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a group of medical, public health, and other volunteers who are ready to serve Philadelphia during public health emergencies or other time of need. (idealist.org)

The Esplanade Reserve in Perth, Western Australia was a heritage listed public space between Perth Water and the Perth central business district. (wikipedia.org)

The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010. (wikipedia.org)

In the lower parts of the reserve the beech forests have been replaced by the other deciduous trees like European hop-hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia) and South European flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus). (wikipedia.org)

The reserve is threatened by poaching, illegal felling of trees and slash-and-burn agriculture. (wikipedia.org)

Although the Reserve includes a traditional Japanese garden, the Bloedels' approach for the rest of the property stands in contrast to that of 'Japanese gardens' which achieve their effects through the use of ornament. (wikipedia.org)